Lana Parker has never been single for long. After a disastrous break-up with her high school boyfriend, Seth Carson, Lana’s bounced from long-term relationship to long-term relationship. She’s an expert girlfriend, even acting as the resident dating and relationship columnist for one of Los Angeles’s trendiest websites. But now, at the age of thirty, Lana suddenly finds herself single again, and she’s determined to stay that way, no matter how challenging.
That is, until her high school ex, Seth, now a journalist in his own right, takes an assignment at Lana’s site. Ready to put down roots after years of traveling and freelancing, Seth becomes not only Lana’s colleague but also her competitor. With their combative relationship history–and undeniable chemistry–they quickly find themselves pitted against each other in a battle of wits: writing an article series that goes against dating type. For Lana, that means writing about staying single and embracing it. For Seth, it’s learning to settle down and become boyfriend material. Whoever’s is most popular wins a highly coveted columnist spot that either could only dream of. But when the two square off against one another, it’s not only their careers on the line–it’s also their hearts.
Just My Type gets published February 7th, 2023!
Is it weird to not really like the beginning of a book, but think it had a pretty solid ending?
When I first started Just My Type, I wasn’t all that into both Lana and Seth as characters. Everything felt a bit too Hallmark-y for me, and I didn’t enjoy how much this book focused on their past relationship without ever showing details of their past together. It just felt like the book was telling me “these two have a really complex history together you will never understand. Now love them,” and I couldn’t deliver.
And then, as I got further into this book, I started enjoying it a little more.
This book focuses a lot on Lana’s development as she realizes that she forces herself to never be alone and how her past has shaped who she is as an adult. Throughout the book, Lana realizes she has the tools she needs to be her own person, and that she doesn’t have to rush into relationships that aren’t perfect for her just because she is single.
I really liked the plot of Lana and Seth competing for the same column, especially toward the end when we learned a secret about one of the side characters that completely changed the game. However, because this detail didn’t appear until very close to the ending of the entire book, the first 75% of the book or so was very slow and difficult to read.
Also, a large part of the plot focuses on miscommunication, which some readers may not enjoy.
However, I really feel like it had a solid ending. Once I got into the plot, I found myself enjoying this book a lot more than I had before. It’s just a shame it didn’t happen until I was already at the end.
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